Hotel Kuva Chateau Taoyuan

... an informal meet n' greet. It was a very interesting experience because of the the language barrier, I had only had some of my students for 2 days (my new class) and the culture differences. I had 8 parents come so I was talking for the whole hour. One of my first parents was a mom of one of my new students. She is one of the brightest students in the 3rd grade so her mom was concerned about her being challenged. We talked for a long time and then she left and I thought I ...

... conversation every once in a while. Conversations in which I don't have to stop and think to always find the most simplified way to say things before I say them...or keep my verb tenses to the past simple, present simple and future simple. LOL. It was also very weird...being in a junior high school...with the blackboard and chalk and old-school aura about it. I had many flashbacks to my own junior high school days the first month I taught ...

... work-out and then took a cab home. By Sunday I had secured a new scooter. I paid NT$9,500 (about $328.00) and now have a DUKE scooter. I also managed to stay in the green shades. RHONDA was this emerald green color and DUKE is teal colored. All is good. Compared to RHONDA, DUKE was like riding on a cloud! No strange noises and smoke billowing out. A friend of mine even said she sounded like an air compressor. Back in May a group of us (foreign ...

... like this when they present themselves'. So, I did. I asked him if I would be able to get his number. He seemed a bit surprised by this...but gave me his number nonetheless. I was euphoric...this was the first phone number (that WASN'T work related) I had gotten in Taiwan. I felt like I was making huge progress. Meghan and I got our pizza, went to the dorm and then went 'home' to our new abode. The next day I sent Mr. Blue Eyes (his name was Joel) a text message asking him if he ...

... were in our hotel room getting changed. We went downstairs and all the people had already gone into the club. The five of us who were left behind ended up having to pay cover. I was a little annoyed by that...the whole idea was for the birthday crew (especially the birthday girl) to get in for free and there I was...on the outside...looking in and having to pay my own cover. So in we go...I was looking pretty smokin' in this low cut (front and back cleavage) red dress. I ...

... Bikaner, and Jaiselmer...each of the names holds its intrigue for me. While Agra, where Taj Mahal is located, is not in Rajasthan Province, it is also very near this region. It would be another ultimate dreamtrip of lifetime. Ironically, India had been No. 1 on my list for quite awhile but now falls to No. 2. So I have a new No. 1! And guess which place is my new No 1? THE place I really, really want to visit but haven't been to? 1. Truly visiting Ethiopia ...

... too much audacity. He correctly diagnosed betel nut chewing from our guide's teeth and did the 'before' shot like any good cosmetic surgeon would. He told us he never travels with checked-in baggage, only taking carry-on and throwing clothes away after buying fresh ones. After telling us how much he was losing in income being away, he haggled viciously for a tea set - largely for the sport - before walking away, and was convinced he could buy extra time at the museum by offering ...

... pu is for more people only, which is too expensive. I decide to look around and then take the 3:30pm bus back to Luodong. I walk up behind the hotel reception under red leaved trees, visit the small train station leading to the 3 km of railway tracks, see the train from far, visit an old Japanese house and see the old machines used for the logging industry. The logging industry was brought here by the Japanese. I unluckily miss several smaller Trails ...

To start the day went with paul to his english class. The mascot was an indian which i had to point is a people that didn't speek english and was relocated in america to have there own way of life, and lang. preserved. Then i got lectured on my poor pronounciation of english by the class and students. After we went out with some members of the class to a night food market. With 6 people you can buy ...

... volcano. From there, we walk and had an amazing experience. You feel on the moon. It is super windy and it smell horrible (suffre!!) but it is a really unique experience. Next step, the pou gong (museum of the national palace). Actually we never enter the museum. The best to see is the outdoor garden. It is beautiful with its pound full of rare fishes, its nice trees and paths. After that (all ...